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Should Canada create a Startup Visa for immigrant entrepreneurs?
January 27, 2011 – 6:28 am | One Comment
Should Canada create a Startup Visa for immigrant entrepreneurs?

A group of Vancouver entrepreneurs is leading a campaign encouraging the Canadian government to create a new “startup visa” for immigrant entrepreneurs.

Launched by Danny Robinson (CEO, British Columbia Innovation Council), Maura Rodgers (Executive …

Shopping in Canada, or Why US expats miss Target
January 24, 2011 – 10:34 am | 4 Comments
Shopping in Canada, or Why US expats miss Target

Did you hear that cheering sound? That was the American expat community in Canada greeting the news that U.S. retailer Target is entering the Canadian market.

Target is purchasing most of HBC’s Zellers chain, and …

Moving to Canada in 2011?
January 3, 2011 – 9:57 am | 9 Comments
Moving to Canada in 2011?

What’s on your list of New Year’s resolutions this year?

Is “Move to Canada” at the top of your list?

If you’ve been thinking about relocating to Canada, you’ve come to the right 

Immigrating by investing in Canada
December 15, 2010 – 4:54 pm | One Comment
Immigrating by investing in Canada

Can you buy your way into Canada?

Citizenship and Immigration Canada may not put it exactly this way, but the federal Immigrant Investor Program, which was reopened to prospective immigrants this month, is essentially a

Want to live in Vancouver? Here’s how
December 8, 2010 – 8:55 pm | 2 Comments
Want to live in Vancouver? Here’s how

We recently posted about Vancouver’s escalating housing prices and the number of people moving to Vancouver for the “lifestyle” rather than for work.

But if it’s a job — rather than a search for investment …